OK....today I'm gonna post some short videos from my rain forest, if that's OK.....

[Gato Moteado]

...I usually have trail cameras set up in the forest on my property and I get a variety of wildlife popping up around the cameras; ocelots, jaguarundis, ant eaters, coatis, agoutis, pacas, monkeys, bats, opossums, tayras, currasows, tinamous, and more. a few months ago, I got a surprise visitor show up on a trail cam that had been aimed high to see if I had poachers or other human visitors using my trails...because of that I only caught a cropped, split second of the back end and tail of the beast.

but, I could tell what it was and, boy, was I excited about it.

so, I set a couple cameras up on the trail, aimed low enough to get the full animal the next time he/she showed up.

and they (1 male and probably 2 different females) showed up at different times. here are the videos and you'll see why I was elated by their appearance:

https://i.imgur.com/2T0Qfqg.mp4

https://i.imgur.com/6HgCiu6.mp4

https://i.imgur.com/dPQOgTx.mp4

https://i.imgur.com/vnly8aH.mp4

https://i.imgur.com/Ew9lChv.mp4

https://i.imgur.com/xfofOSO.mp4

https://i.imgur.com/gv8KhLk.mp4

https://i.imgur.com/7rkrMQT.mp4

https://i.imgur.com/gngzmop.mp4

[HAB911]

1. absolutely stunning

[Gato Moteado]

2. wait til the jaguars make their way back here!

...I hope it happens in my life time.

[Deuxcents]

3. I'd be excited, too! Beautiful big cats 🐱

[Gato Moteado]

4. yes! I'll keep the trail cameras going....hopefully we'll see cubs soon

[Deuxcents]

5. That would be wonderful!

[ShazzieB]

6. They're beautiful, but what are they?

Someone up thread mentioned jaguars, but I thought jaguars had spots.

[Gato Moteado]

7. pumas

AKA mountain lions, cougars, panthers

[ShazzieB]

8. Ooohhhh, cool!

I didn't realize their range extended that far south (although I guess there's no reason why it shouldn'tv ).

Congrats on catching so many images of these gorgeous creatures!

[Gato Moteado]

12. they're even down in Patagonia....

...in fact, that's where the really robust and beautiful ones are.

[sinkingfeeling]

9. Magnificent. I don't think I have any pumas around. I have seen the

Howler monkeys and they wake me up about 4:30 AM almost daily. I have some raccoons and coatis. The previous owner says there will be deer later in the year.

[Gato Moteado]

13. if you have nearby areas with enough contiguous forest....

...then you probably have them in the area. they're secretive and hard to see. here in the golfito area, the population density has really gotten high, so, at times, people are seeing them even in residential areas during the day.

[George McGovern]

10. Elation x Two Gato Moteado! Thank You for your productions!

[Gato Moteado]

11. I'll keep recording the forest....

....and hopefully we'll continue to be amazed!

thanks!